The Stayton mail., October 16, 1908, Image 1

STAYT0N MAIL
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A. N U W S I ’ A H K H N O T A N O N O A N ,
STAYTON, MARION COUNTY. OREGON. OCTOBER i6, i</>8.
has bean installed for «m a time and
the mines are lighted hy electrice cur­
rent. There is sufficient timber stand­
ing on the properties for all purposes,
thereby saving much ex|»*use to the
On Gold Creek M & M Co In
stockholders when new buildings are
needed. The »aw mill is fully equipp'd
Santiam District
to turn out all stock needed in the
710 Feet Stoping Ground.
I'ili’ rotnniKKiO CllllMD to 111 V«<I>t• III«•
mines for timbering or other purpose*
The 400 foot tunnel that is now be­ ss well as to supply the ha:al demand
U ik (mill Creek Mining nml Milling
properties on Tim Little North Fork ing driven in the ore Ixaly of the Wall as the camp begins to take on metro­
of the Hunt him in the Hunt nun Min­ Street will tap the ore at a depth of politan airs.
ing District, returned Baturday nml 410 ftel lower than where the present
Not Adapted To Agriculture.
hint) made a glowing favorable report. ore body is exposed, this giving a total
ol
710
feet,
with
a
lardy
of
ore
over
The party iviuiintMl of M r»ri,
Of course there are a few objections
.1 T Kearns, K Forreltw,
Barney 70 feet in one vein ami there are five to lie met with even in this district
Minten, Frank Lcli'y,Stephen Pulni>, veins averaging from over two feet up hut they are easily over come. The
t hru William* nml Otto Han.cn who wards, making a total of 710 feet of only one of inqairtance as noticed hy
he« charge of the properties nml 1 » ore for sloping at tlsi* level Much K Forette was that the district was
»Inn president of the Gold Creek greater depth however 1 » obtainable, not adapted to agriculture.
Well,
Mining and Milling Company. They 1 and with the *teady increase in values brother, what is lacking in that line in
left Htaylon at *ix o'clock in the ! thul have been shown, ee eral times the Hantiam District we will be glad
morning and arrived at the mi nee at the required amount of daily tonnage to supply from Hlayton and vicinity,
can he supplied the smelter.
»evon llie mune evening
so there is nothing lacking now but to
'Committee Make
Favorable Report
^
*
They took a conveyance from Htay-
ton and drove within four mile« of the
pfopcrtie. and tlii» part of the journey
wan made on foot over a »plondid trail
winch U pul in on an excellent grade,
lending to the Smelter Site at the
junction of Quid Creek and the Little
North Fork of the Hantinm. And by
the way, there lx a large stream at
that point which ha» up to tho present
time Iwcn innominate. It win given
a name by E Forette of Slayton and
after a lilting »pecch hv it» namer,
three cheer» by the crowd and a
draught to it* continuance, the creek
goe» on the map a* Therein Creek.
Thin III it»elf i* a meinoriatde event
and will go down in history ami the
name of E Forrette will be handed
■low 11 through the age» 111 line with
many othrra of the Oregon pioneer*.
A la tut eight o'clock on the morning
after their arrival at the camp the
committee »tarted to examine the
varioua properties, the lir»t of which
wa« the Wall Street claim upon which
a crow* cut tunnel of 4lK) feet with a
depth of .'100 feet which cut» live ledge*
that vary in width from over two feet
to seventy feet.
carrying sufficient Iron, lime and sil­
ica to make it self fluxing It i* not
necessary to have anything additional
in this camp to treat the ores, other
than what Nature has placed there
before man had entered this mineral
gone.
Over 100 Tons Per Day.
With the addition of machinery to
that already installed in the Quid
Creek Mining and Milling Company
pro|*erties, thin mine alone can lurnish
more than 100 tons of ore |>er day,
that being the required amount con­
tracted tor by the mine» in the district
with the Smelter people.
Thu information was given out hy
Guy M Vail Mining Engineer who
I has charge ol the properties in the
Santiam l>istricl. lie knows whereof
lie »peaks, and this fact alone means
that thi» section will be better than
Butte in the output of copper within
a few years. The quantity of cop|>er
that ha» been exposed is sufficient to
keep a 1(H) ton » iielter in operation
for an indefinite period, to »ay nothing
of the ore which has only been gone
through with a small tunnel.
Water Power For All Purposes.
The (fold Creek Mining A Milling
Company have water |»jwer lor all
purposes and the new dam which in
almost complete was carefully ex*
ami lied hy the committee. From thin
dam the water is carried in a Hume
for a distance of 1000 feet and dropped
Carry Same Ore.
1 110 feet w here sufficient power can be
All live ledge* carry the «ante ore a* dcvclopi-d to mantain all machinery,
is found above on the surface, but air compressors, drill», »aw mill and
with the exception that the inerea*ed ! electric lights.
depth make» also an increase in value*
Saw-Mill and Lights There.
|a-r ton of ore. The general character
The »aw mill and electric light plant
of ore i* the Chalcopyrite and Bornite
fit
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rutse a little more money lor the com­
pletion of the wagon road, for the add­
ing of a few more machines and then
the smelter will go in. With it in-
»talled there wilt not be a claim in the
entire district that will not lie shipping
ore within one year.
Air Compresser In 30 Days.
The air compree.er is to be installed
within thirty days from thi» date.
The other needed machinery can lie
added in a very short time as soon as
the capital necessary for name lias
been assured. With the completion of
the wagon road to the Hantiam Dis­
trict there will be a great rusli to the
district and Oregon will then take its
place in the front rank as one of the
greatest Copper producing states ill
the Union.
Great
Possibilities.
There are great possibilities in this
section and our people who take ad­
vantage of the opportunities offered
them today will lie the independent
citizens in the very near future.
This territory has not been exploited
by mining operators or smoothe pro­
moters, but on the other hand it has
t>een developed by men who are well
known to moat of our readers and who
»taud well in the communities in
which they reside. We can safely say
that in three years from date there
will not be a claim for »ale in the
Hantiam District and land values in
this part of Marion county, will have
more than trebled in value.
That
means a direct benefit to every tax­
payer in the county, and what benefits
the taxpayers brings a like treatment
to the business men. Let us do all we
can to see the developmentof the San­
tiam District speedially assured.
Salem has done much toward thi»
end, hut we can safely *ay that we can
»how to the world that we cannot be
outdone hy any section when it comes
to the advancement of resources which
mean so much to the entire state.
If Interested.
If interested in this section drop a
letter of inquiry to the MAIL.
Klumb Echoes.
Messrs Jos Etzel Jr. and Jno Stadler
have gone to Portland.
M O N ITO R and S P E R IO R D R IL L S
CA N TO N C H IL L E D P L O W S
S T E E L HARROW S
H arness, B uggies and W agons
and anything in the Im plem ent line.
Also Lime, Cement and Plaster Material.
Korinek
& M
i e l K e
Who Carries the Celebrated Univers­
ity Shoe for flen in Vici Kid, Velour
and Box Calf, also in Tan Calf with
Viscolized sole?
They tit the foot, they please the eye, they wear well and
they cost $4.00. Where can I get them?
Only at Lancefield’s.
Mr and Mrs H A Siegmund spent
Sunday in Sublimity.
The Misses Belle and Sylvia Carter
of Whitaker spent a few day» visiting
friends on the ridge.
Mr ami Mrs .1 F Richards spent the
past few days with the father of the
former who is ill, having been injured
in a runaway accident.
Messrs Jos Becker and Frank Bieg-
mund made a business taip to Fox
Valley recently.
Echoes »ay that manv of the farmers
are wearing a broad smile since the
rain came, also, that the Mehama
dance was a success, judging; from the
report out crowd bring» in
Messrs John Apple Jr m il Nairn»1
Hiegmtind atteiidid the Hiaiyton «lance
on Saturday evening.
Miss Appalona Lamhri'chr- has gone
in Portland to visit her laialicr Jacob
and family.
Mr Jn o Apple Jr., who has be»*n
working for P C Freres, leaves soon
for Bcio where lie and hi» brother Chas
have rented a large farm.
J W Kiphart, of Kingston, njcently
purchased a lino 34 Moline waj {on.
N umber $7
The Mines Are Here.
Only Need is Road And
Erection of Smelter.
For many year* there hav«; h«-«-n
rumors of ricli mine» on the load
waters of the Hantiam. That is they
have been mere rumors to the gt-ni-r.il
public, and few people, except those
actually engaged in the developemeut
of the mineral wealth of that section,
realized that a vast amount »f work
had 1» eu, or was being done there.
That there are mines there, and good
mine«, too, is n<> longer a rumor, but
a demonstrated fact.
Last week in company witli Mr.
Frank Leslie, of the Htavton Hotel,
the writer visited the Gold Creek dis­
trict, on the Little North Fork of the
Hantiam. The name day a party of
six from Hlayton went up by private
conveyance, and with these gentlemen,
piloted by Guy M Vail superintendent
of the Uold Creek mines and consult­
ing engineer for the Freeland Con-
solidate»! and Electric mining compan­
ies. the writer examined the different
showings going into every tnnnel in
the district and examining the ore
shoots. The amount of work done is
a matter of surprise,when one considers
the difficulties under which it was ac­
complished. More than half a mile of
tunnels and drills lias been made, and
the ore showings are indeed remark­
able. l'he ores are principally Clial-
copyrite and carry from seven to
twenty per cent cop|>er, liesides gold
and silver in commercial quantities,
some assays showing as high as $30
per ton.
The country rock is ideal from a
miners viewpoint, porphyry and pho-
nulite traversed by great dinrile dykes,
being the gereral formation, and por­
phyry has well been named "the moth­
er of mines.”
The amount of outside work is
something to cause wonder. Here, at
the Gold Creek mine is a dynamo,
weighing not less than 1400 pounds,
and this was hauled on a sled over a
seemingly impossible trail, by J H
Church of Gates, who has no feet, but
has all the industry and energy of a
wood rat and is not afraid to tackle
anything in the transportation line.
Here also is a saw mill, and this and
the electric light plant are ran by-
waterpower. A telephone line connects
the camps with the balance of the
world at Gates, and is of great value
and convenience.
What strikes one most forcibly how­
ever, is the values of the ledges, <»re
zones ol 00 to 70 feet in width being
the rule. Both in the Gold Creek and
Freeland Consolidated tliese ore zones
show tine bodies of ore. that in the
Gold Creek l>eii>g especially “showy",
but the Freeland ores, while being
more decomposed and as a geueral
tbiug not so glittering, are at least as
high grade, and carry big \aliies, the
average assays from the loan tunnel
on the the Freeland mining above $3tt
per ton. These values are from a three
fool vein of ore, lying along tin- noith
side of a vein at least 14 feet across.
Tile balance of this vein C arrie- highly
mineralized “gouge” and decomposed
pyrites, carrying good values.
These concentrating ores will all be
worked in the near future, but tbe
contract with the smelting people,
made by the Gold Creek, Freeland and
Electric Companies, calls for 100 tons
per day of sorted ores. The Electric
while having the least developement
work of any of the mines has a splen­
did showing of chalcopyrite ores, and
bids fair to he one of the big mines of
the district.
The Freeland and Gold Creek each
have big bodies of ore “cut under,’*
(that is a tunnel run on the veins
with the ore over them) and can on
short notice la-gin shipping ore to the
smelter, and in a short time either
mine could supply more than enough
ore t" keep the smelter running or
above lOMon* <1 illy, -ind Electric will
»»am I»» in shape in add materially to
the output ol ttie district.
The mines are there, vast bodies o(
copper, that will make the district a
second Butte or Jerome. That the
district can, and will produce a
thousand tons of ore a day, in the near
future is certain, and he would he
bold indeed, who would undertake to
guess where the limit of production
will close.
The mining companies named are
Strictly Confidential
•e ,
Customers have a right to
expect that their business
will be treated as
...CONFIDENTIAL...
This we do, and we also aim
to protect their interests in
every legitimate m anner....
Stayton State Bank.
SHOES
A perfect foot needs a perfect shoe. It needs to be
perfectly fitted, otherwise it will soon cease to be a
perfect foot. Do not ruin your feet by taking chances
on your shoe dealer. Some shoes don't “ break in"
until they “ break out.” If by chance you get such
shoes from us, we will thank you to bring them back.
W e have the
JO H N T E L L I N G
SCHOOL S H O E
Don’t
fail
to come in and look
for Children.
over our line.
G R O C ER IES
It is a wise house-keeper that feeds her family well.
It means good healtn and good temper and the
prices we offer you on groceries of the bes,. q u T ty
permit no excuse for a poorly furnished table.
G E H L E X BROS.
To The Farmers,”
W e are now ready to supply your needs
for
fall seeding in the famous Kentucky Double Oise Drills.
T he John Deere, Spring tooth. Drag and Smoothing
harrows.
Also the well known Oliver chilled and
steel plows, rights, lefts and hillside. T h e Stud- baker
Wagons and Buggies Our Specialty.
T h ey have
proven the best on the market.
W c also carry the famous Clipper Fanning Mill, which
we guarantee will clean your grain or clover seed.
Call and get Our
Prices before you buy.
Kerber Brothers.
under contract with the Smelter Com­ the road ami completing power piauts,
pany to complete tht1 road into the and while doiug so, they can also put
mines This year about three and a money in their purse*. Ore stocks now
half mile* of tin* toad have been selling at 10 and 15 cents will be worth,
coinplet*-d, and there remain about when the smelter gets to running, ten
four and uue half miles to be built times their present value. As an in­
It is of tlie greatest importance that vestment these same stocks, witti tho
this road be completed hy spring, as amount of ore contracted to be worked
the smelter will be built as soon as the by the smelter (1*1) tons a day) will
pay a net profit of better than fit) per
road is opened.
Beshles the mines, there i* a vast cent interest a year.
In conclusion, I wo rid ray, that
body of first class timber in the tiis-
trict, much of it pine, and it is only with more than 30 years experience in
a question of time, ami a very short the mines of the coast, t have never
time, at that, until an electric road seen a copper mining district with so
will make the vast wealth of the great a showing for the amount of
district available. Htayton people will work done, or ore where the character
1 of the country rocks and the magni
be greatly beuefitted by the opening tud«- of the on; zone* gave piomise of
of these mines and should a n i.t in ' such vast ore Unties.
J. H. C r ALLKBAIUH
providing the means for constructing
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